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All Evo 4G users should install 4G MapViewer

This app is just like Google Maps but instead of traffic shows you 4G on a very detailed scale. It's based off reports from other people running the app and helped me find a location 4 blocks away that had reported 4G. I walked over and got 2Mbps down on the SpeedTest.net app.
I live in NYC and 4G is not official here yet so this was a great surprise.
Look for "4G MapViewer" on the Market and grab it! You might find a location nearby and it will help everyone else!
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Says it updates in 1-2 hours, but it still hasn't updated the info I sent this morning.

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Sporkman said:
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It's made by Sensorly.com, but 4G Map Viewer should make it show up.

TheBiles said:
Says it updates in 1-2 hours, but it still hasn't updated the info I sent this morning.
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App description says 1-2 hours but on startup the latest message says 1-2 days.

aph said:
App description says 1-2 hours but on startup the latest message says 1-2 days.
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Those clever bastards.

TheBiles said:
Those clever bastards.
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Yeah but still a cool app, I would not have known where to look for 4G without it. There are too much scattered reports all over the forums and this puts it all in one place on a map. I think it's great!

I installed it just now and it looks really helpful
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Interesting app. Saw it on the Epic forums.

Was in turlock/modesto ca this weekend and I swear the whole city is 4g. I tried to map it but keep getting some error. +1 on being a cool app though
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been able to do this with sensorly for awhile but i'm glad they put out a 4g only one as well
-edit- i see that it's just the same program

Thanks for this little useful App, pulling it from the market as I type..

My signal was updated on the map within 5 min.
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Cool app. I live in southern Utah with no 3g or EVDO right now and for some reason The app shows all of my area as having 3g and It shows a area where I know there is 3g as having only 1x. Kinda weird, wish it was more accurate.

hazakins said:
Cool app. I live in southern Utah with no 3g or EVDO right now and for some reason The app shows all of my area as having 3g and It shows a area where I know there is 3g as having only 1x. Kinda weird, wish it was more accurate.
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Watch the bars at the top of the app (below the title bar), what do they show? The program only reports what the phone tells it is available. But there is also a "report map error" button under the Menu if the program's bars aren't matching up with your phone's.

Didn't seem to work on my Evo, map looked all messed up.
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I like this. So the blue represents where people have traveled with this app enables?

According to the Get Clear app, my 4G coverage is the exact same as what sprint.com says.
Now if I only lived one house over...I'd actually get service! Damn house location...

just installed, seems to be working good so far on my phone.
If you zoom in far enough in an area not mapped well you can see dots everywhere someone tried out the app, it may not be a bad idea to drive around the block some with this on so your house doesnt stand out

Im restoring to my Sense rom now and going to see if there's any 4G where i stay at. Would suck to have a 4G phone and can't use 4G to either Nov Or Dec or better yet next year.

T-Mobile Network Issues

Hey, anyone else have network issues with the N1 today? Seems like none of my calls or texts are going through, but I have signal and everything. I went outside to use 3g, worked for a little and then stopped.. So I did a airplane off/on and now the data wont connect. Went back inside it connected again but text and calls wouldnt work.
Anyone else having any issues?
Miui Rod Style

You need to provide more info like your general location. It might be a local issue or trouble with your phone.
I was on my phone all day in calls and data with no problems. I'm in the Chicago area.

Hi.. I have troubles with T-Mobile on 3G... but supposedly there is an issue with my mast in NR1.. I agree...where are you?
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Have you tried turning the phone off then back on? I run into this problem every once in a while. So have others:
http://code.google.com/p/android/is...on&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars

In Orlando, Fl ever since Hsdpa rolled out here If been getting little to no 3g here, spoke to a tmob rep and he saying something about no longer connecting to at&t's frequencies so data loss is possible, idk but it needs to get resolved its been a couple of weeks.

i had the same problem yesterday. It only happened to me at home when i left running around town i was able to connect for data. Also it was raining here so maybe that contributed to it

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In Orlando, Fl ever since Hsdpa rolled out here If been getting little to no 3g here, spoke to a tmob rep and he saying something about no longer connecting to at&t's frequencies so data loss is possible, idk but it needs to get resolved its been a couple of weeks.
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tell me about it man, I was in Orlando this weekend and 3G connection su*ks, since I was using my phone as GPS it was very frustrating. I started messing around with build.prop like crazy but nothing worked.

Happens to me all the time. Especially around evening times. 3-6pm. This is in seattle btw.
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profresh said:
Happens to me all the time. Especially around evening times. 3-6pm. This is in seattle btw.
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Same in Eastern Washington
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I've only had issues in my house, but that's because my house is a service-killer. No bars anywhere downstairs, but almost full 3G bars in my room. lol
Have you tried the new 5.XX series radios yet? I'm running 5.08 and notice little to no data loss or other data issues. There are moments of weirdness, but a quick disable/enable of mobile data does the trick in the most severe of situations.
Gonna upgrade to 5.12 now and see what's different (apparently touchscreen ****ty-ness is fixed). Worth a shot. Use fastboot though, never flash a radio in recovery, leaves too much up to chance.

I feel ya.. I was in universal last night and I had 4-5 bars of 3g and no internet, or at least really slooooow internet when it did work. T mobile needs to ramp up Orlando's and others servers/towers. When too many people use the internet at the same time it kills the towers bandwidth. While at Universal's Horror nights I figure everyone in the 45min-2Hr lines for the houses are using it. So that is bad. But once I left Orlando it worked fine.
Had Froyo Radio... Flashed new 5.12 today one and seems better. At least Agps is working much better.

Glad to know it's not just me. I had been searching on the Internet for people with the same issues and decided to come here. I'm in stl and my data connection will either work or not. Ive tried turning off the phone and then back on, airplane, etc.
Right now it works but it's nowhere near the 4 megs i was pulling last night, its hovering around 500 Kbps when it decides to work. Im sure tmobile is just upgrading some stuff.

Looks like its just Orlando where problem exists.
GO GIANTS GO
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Its very frustrating, 3g used to fly here in orlando for, but now im surviving on edge...

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Looks like its just Orlando where problem exists.
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YEEEEEAAAH BOYEEE! I tried to get tickets for Thursday, but that didn't go well lol. Might just take my kayak out to the cove
Lol wayyyyyy off topic, sorry OP

4G Speeds!!

I generally get decent 4G speeds; anywhere from 3-5mbps down and 800-1400 kbps upload. I haven't checked in a while until today and I noticed my download speeds are significantly better. Not sure if it is just today, but I am averaging between 7-9 mbps download. Did anyone else notice better data speeds today?
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Hopefully Sprint did some work because my 4g is all over the place and if I'm lucky I can get 3mbps

I'd test if I could. I live in a "excellent" coverage area... but alas no 4G. Outside I'll barely be able to connect. Maybe 10-15s on "poor" signal strength.
Anyway, enjoy!

How do you test it?
Edit....figured it out
Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch

My 4g Speed is awful below my 3g speeds and i can never stay connected more then 30 seconds.
I live in seattle which is suppose to have good coverage

People with Wimax issues:
Do you have the wimax latest radio version?
Have you tested wimax in your area on a different phone?
Also, Clearwire maintains wimax, not Sprint.

I live in Kansas City, so i get pretty good 4g coverage almost everywhere. as far as speeds go im typically hitting 10mbps. sometimes as low as the upper 7s

at work i can usually hit 15mbps, I'll post pics. My friend has a T-bolt and always gets so jealous haha. But I've heard Boise was one of the first to get 4g, idk why

According to Sprints coverage map I live in an excellent 4g area, now in real life that is not true. I called them not to long ago about my lack of 4g an connection issues and they did a service call, recorded radio numbers signal strength and all that jazz. A few days later I get a call from Sprint saying that the area I live in does not receive 4g very well (duh) and they notified Clear Wire about the issue etc. etc.
In short I live in a ****ty area but their (Sprint) map shows this magic blanket of 4g coverage that is not accurate by any standard. I have all the latest and greats radios etc but its just a no go for me. Sorry end of rant.

4G is available all over my city except a 2 block radius around my house.... F YOU SPRINT...Reception is complete crap at my house that I have to Force Roaming too...

According to Sprint I live outside a 4G area. But when I'm upstairs in my bedroom I can parely pull in a signal. It was enough to save me last night though. Comcast came in for a preinstall and accidentally cut my Verizon line, so I have no hardline internet at the moment. Its nice to have at least some connection to the outside world in the meantime.

I live in Phoenix, Az and we have no 4G out here.... I wonder if and when they will turn on the 4G out here. I hate paying the extra 10.00 a month and I cant use the 4G

Well I don't know how to post pics on here but my test says
8/18/2011
Download 8007 kbps
Upload 1447 kbps
Ping 211 ms
Is this good?..
Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch, evO²·³·³

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I live in Phoenix, Az and we have no 4G out here.... I wonder if and when they will turn on the 4G out here. I hate paying the extra 10.00 a month and I cant use the 4G
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I thought they had a tower or two of 4g in Phoenix? Check clear.com coverage maps.

Does anyone else use the free T-Mobile signal booster

OK well I got it and it made all the difference in the world. I went from 1 bar that came and went to solid 4g with 3 too 5 bars always in my house.
Here's a speed test with the booster on.
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Here's a speed test with the booster off.
I'd say that's one hell of a difference. I always get great signal outside my house, but the minute I walk in the house I got almost no signal.
I was wondering what other peoples T-Mobile free signal booster.

Never heard of it. What is it and how does it work?

I got in on it back in beta. Definite difference.
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can it still be acquired for free?

As Far as I know. I got mine 3--4 months ago. All I can tell you is that it was free, no monthly charge but you do have to renew your contract, witch I just did when I bought my Sensation 2 months before so i didn't really care. So the criteria you have to meet is that. 1. must spend over 70 a month on your bill. 2. must have a 3-4G Phone. 3. Must be in a house that you or your parents own. or atleast be in a house you rent. Point is you can't live in a place that has any other units..apartments.. or duplex,, something to do with the signal ****ing up their phone. 4.Must have a land line for 911 purposes, something about the booster messes up your ability to call 911 from your cell when your in the range of your booster. I don't know why or how just that these are the things you have to meet in order to get one. I had a thread about it when I first heard about it. Some guy called 3 times and they said it didn't exist and me and a few other people told him that they most definitely do, call and if you get the runaround raise hell,, ask for a supervisor . whatever.. He did and a month later he got one.. I don't know if that thread is still up but search Free Tmobile signal boosters on xda and see if that thread is still up. Me and everyone else I talked to said it made a big difference. I mean. I was unable to make any calls or get anything above a slow edge data signal. now I get 3-5 bars and 4G at all times in my house. I posted the speed tests with and without the booster on my first post.. that speaks for itself...

How I found out about it was when I was at the Tmobile store paying my bill and looking around I was bullshitting with one of the reps and I was *****ing that I get great signal until the minute I walk in my house, He told me to get a signal booster. I asked if it was expensive. He said, no, they are free, just call Tmo customer service and I did and I got one. I really had no problem. I don't know why they don't advertise it but you can get one.

can someone post a pic of one?

@donsh00tmesanta , Sure man, here's how it works. It comes in 2 parts. Part #1 goes in the spot in your house where you get the best signal or at least 1 bar. (Most people put it on a window Ledge, that's where I keep mine. Part #2 goes anywhere in your house just must be 25 or more feet away from the part #1. Bye the way. All you need is a plug outlet to plug the boxes into. No need for wifi or any connection to your phone or computer internet, just electricity.
Part #1
Part #2

Thank you man!!!!
I am very interested into TMO when the GN arrives (LTE doesnt interest me, just a battery hog, 7-42mbps is good enough)
Hopefully I can score a booster
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@donsh00tmesanta , Sure man, here's how it works. It comes in 2 parts. Part #1 goes in the spot in your house where you get the best signal or at least 1 bar. (Most people put it on a window Ledge, that's where I keep mine. Part #2 goes anywhere in your house just must be 25 or more feet away from the part #1. Bye the way. All you need is a plug outlet to plug the boxes into. No need for wifi or any connection to your phone or computer internet, just electricity.
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Pathetic 3G performance

I swear I must have the worst 3G performance known to man..
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No matter the time of day, .40 Mbps is "typical" for download, .20Mbps for upload. That's on good days. I'm aware of all the factors that affect speeds, I just felt the need to vent about it for once.
I live on an island in the puget sound in washington state and 3G reception here is horrid. And that's after they've made some upgrades to our towers. I really don't understand why our service isn't better considering I live within miles of a major navy installation (Whidbey NAS).
Been on Sprint's Everything Data plan since August 2010 with my EVO 4G, which also requires the additional $10 charge for 4G capabilities (the nearest place I get 4G reception is over 30 miles away). I feel like I'm really having it stuck to me in the pocketbook.
If I don't have WiFi reception wherever I'm at, I typically wont even bother with 3G unless I have to. I'm more likely to just leave it off to save battery life.
Okay I'm done ranting, thanks for listening.

OK I have even worse speeds. Like .2 down at my house. Try this hack, it makes you phone use verizon 3g as roaming:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
My speeds are now BLAZING fast. Try it and report back!
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I understand your frustration but i only get speeds like that when i get to work and everyone else shows up(2000+ people).
I am in a plant with a big project going on and it never fails at 6am the speed starts to plummit and stays that way all day. Until everyone leaves of course.
I feel for you putting up with that every waking moment though.
And please do respond on if you use the verizion hack, if it helps or not.

I beat you guys. 31kbps. That is .031mbps
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I had almost decided to move on to another carrier for the same reason. I looked at www.network.sprint.com and it showed a data speed upgrade withing 6 months. Didn't know if they would come through but they did 2 days ago. Now is decent.
Btw...check that site. For weeks my data was crippled worse than it use to. Maybe because they were working on it I guess....but now is good. I guess patience is key.
......or a booster.
via EVO.

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Correct link:
https://network.sprint.com/

I was getting about 150kbps, did the hack mentioned for verizon roaming and I'm getting 1,400kbps now
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I was getting about 150kbps, did the hack mentioned for verizon roaming and I'm getting 1,400kbps now
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Same here.

I don't think you are the only one. I came to this forum today to see if anyone else was having this issue. I'm also in Washington (Bellevue) and I used to get about 1,000 kbps and decent reception. Lately I'm lucky if I have 1 bar of 1x speed. My speeds are just as bad as yours. How is your signal strength?
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I swear I must have the worst 3G performance known to man..
No matter the time of day, .40 Mbps is "typical" for download, .20Mbps for upload. That's on good days. I'm aware of all the factors that affect speeds, I just felt the need to vent about it for once.
I live on an island in the puget sound in washington state and 3G reception here is horrid. And that's after they've made some upgrades to our towers. I really don't understand why our service isn't better considering I live within miles of a major navy installation (Whidbey NAS).
Been on Sprint's Everything Data plan since August 2010 with my EVO 4G, which also requires the additional $10 charge for 4G capabilities (the nearest place I get 4G reception is over 30 miles away). I feel like I'm really having it stuck to me in the pocketbook.
If I don't have WiFi reception wherever I'm at, I typically wont even bother with 3G unless I have to. I'm more likely to just leave it off to save battery life.
Okay I'm done ranting, thanks for listening.
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